OPEI NAMES THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS OPEI recently named three new members to its Board of Directors. The three new Board members are: Chris Keffer, President and CEO, STIHL Inc.; Joe Liotine, CEO, Briggs & Strat- ton; and Bobby Shaw, Group President, RYOBI N.A., Techtron- ic Industries Power Equipment. “We welcome our new Board members, and look forward to their insight and strategic thinking as the industry continues to evolve and face new regulatory challenges,” says OPEI President Kris Kiser. The 2023-2024 Board Executive Committee comprises: • Chair Mike Clancy, CEO, Chervon North America • Vice Chair David Thorne, Vice President, Turf & Compact Utility Business Unit, Deere & Company • Secretary/Treasurer John Wyatt, Senior Vice President and President of Outdoor, Stanley Black and Decker • Immediate Past Chair Brian Melka, Group President – Kohler Energy • Equip Exposition Show Chairman Dan Ariens, Chairman and CEO, Ariens Company Rounding out the Board of Directors are: • Klaus Hahn, President North America, Greenworks • Peter Hampton, President and CEO, Active Dynamics • Matt Nuijens, President – Residential NA, Husqvarna Forest & Garden Division • Rick Olson, Chairman and CEO, The Toro Company • Harold Redman, President and CEO, Echo Incorporated • Nelson Wilner, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Engines, Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA From left: Chris Keffer, President and CEO, STIHL Inc.; Joe Liotine, CEO, Briggs & Stratton; and Bobby Shaw, Group President, RYOBI N.A., Techtronic Industries Power Equipment
TRADE SHOW EXECUTIVE NAMES EQUIP EXPOSITION ‘MOST INNOVATIVE SHOW’ Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition, received two Grand Awards in the Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Awards program: “Most Inno- vative Show” and the “Slam Dunk Award: Best New Idea.” “We are thrilled to see the hard work that goes into the show recognized by the leaders in the trade show indus- try,” says Kris Kiser, President & CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, which owns Equip Exposition. More than 27,000 people attended Equip Expo this year. “These awards recognize our team’s hard work and dedication to providing the best possible show experience for landscape, lawn care, hardscape, and outdoor power equipment professionals,” says Kiser. Equip Exposition was also a finalist for “The Marketing Genius Award,” “The Best New Launch in 2022,” and “The Greatest Trade Show of 2022.” COMMERCIAL USER GUIDANCE FOR BATTERIES PUBLISHED The Battery Electric Product Committee of OPEI has pub- lished an industry guidance document to address pressing questions around the transportation of Li-ion batteries within the commercial user sector. The Hazardous Materials Regu- lations (HMR) by U.S. Department of Transportation highlights Expo and OPEI staff, from left: Evan Cox, Director of Marketing; Troy Winebrenner, Show Director; Chuck Bowen, Vice President of Com- munications; and Richard Corbett, Operations Manager
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